Giants: Reggie Sanders. Struggled in the NLCS but is back in the World Series after playing for last year's champion Arizona Diamondbacks.

Edge: Angels

DH

Angels: Brad Fullmer/Shawn Wooten. For the left-handed hitting Fullmer, nine of his 19 home runs and 25 of his 59 RBI came in the final two months. Wooten hit .338 the final two months.

Giants: Shawon Duston/Damon Minor. Dunston had a key hit in the ninth inning of the Giants' NLCS-clinching victory. Minor hit well as the DH in interleague play this year — .667 (6-for-9) with two homers and three RBI

Edge: Angels

Rotation

Angels: Of LHP Jarrod Washburn's 18 wins, 13 were on the road. RHP Ramon Ortiz pitched into the seventh inning in 25 of 32 starts. RHP Kevin Appier's 161 career wins rank 11th among active pitchers. RHP John Lackey had nine wins and 3.66 ERA after coming up from Class AAA June 30.

Giants: RHP Jason Schmidt struck out a career-best 196 this season. RHP Russ Ortiz shared the staff lead with 14 wins. RHP Livan Hernandez is 6-0 in the postseason, including a win and a no-decision this year. LHP Kirk Rueter surpassed 200 innings for the first time in his career.

Edge: Giants

Bullpen

Angels: Had the AL's lowest ERA and most saves (54). Closer Troy Percival saved 40 of 44. RHP Ben Weber had four saves. RHP Brendan Donnelly stranded 30 of 34 inherited runners (88%), tops in AL. RHP Francisco Rodriguez, 20, is one of five AL pitchers with four postseason wins. LHP Scott Schoeneweis had 1.71 ERA in last 30 outings.

Giants: Closer Robb Nen is a three-time All-Star who helped the Marlins win the '97 World Series. RHP Tim Worrell picked up the Game 5-clinching victory in the NLCS with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. RHP Felix Rodriguez (1.17 ERA in the postseason), and LHP Scott Eyre provide late-inning options.

Edge: Even

Bench

Angels: OF Orlando Palmeiro and IF Chone Figgins mostly will pinch hit. C Jose Molina and OF Alex Ochoa play strong defense.

Giants: Dunston is a key role player and Tom Goodwin provides speed. OF Tsuyoshi Shinjo has just one postseason at-bat.

Edge: Angels.

Manager

Angels: Mike Scioscia. The 16th manager in club history. Scioscia was a catcher for the Dodgers in the 1981 and '88 World Series.

Giants: Dusty Baker. Three-time NL Manager of the Year is in his first World Series as a skipper but played in three with Los Angeles Dodgers.

Edge: Giants

Intangibles

Angels: Through the first two series, the Angels were October's hottest team. They are a close-knit team tired of hearing about Angels' heartbreak history.

Giants: This is the stage Bonds has longed for his entire career. Baker, GM Brian Sabean and second baseman Jeff Kent all are unsigned beyond this year. That seems to be working as a positive.